ADCC 2026 results: champions and two Spanish medals
Published 5 November 2026 · Updated 5 November 2026 · GREATER News
Felipe Pena won his second absolute title and Poland celebrated its first gold on home soil. The ADCC World Championship took place on 12 and 13 September at Tauron Arena in Kraków, and also brought a silver and a bronze for Spain. Here are all the titles and what the numbers tell us.
Key points
· Pena's record: he is the first athlete with two ADCC absolute titles.
· Spain: silver for Anabel Lopez at +65 kg and bronze for Ana Mayordomo at -55 kg.
· Submissions: 50 in 103 weight-class matches, or 48.5%.
ADCC 2026 champions, division by division
- -66 kg: gold for Kennedy Maciel, silver for Gavin Corbe and bronze for Diego Pato.
- -77 kg: gold for Magomed Dzharbaev, silver for PJ Barch and bronze for Mateusz Szczecinski.
- -88 kg: gold for Pawel Jaworski, silver for Marlon Tajik and bronze for Jozef Chen.
- -99 kg: gold for Luke Griffith, silver for Kaynan Duarte and bronze for Daniel Schuardt.
- +99 kg: gold for Victor Hugo, silver for Josh Saunders and bronze for Mark MacQueen.
- Women -55 kg: gold for Jasmine Rocha, silver for Ana Rodrigues and bronze for Ana Mayordomo.
- Women -65 kg: gold for Ana Carolina Vieira, silver for Sarah Galvão and bronze for Joslyn Molina.
- Women +65 kg: gold for Helena Crevar, silver for Anabel Lopez and bronze for Paige Ivette-Clymer.
- Absolute: gold for Felipe Pena, silver for Roosevelt Sousa and bronze for Ruslan Abdulaev.
- Superfight: Yuri Simões beat Kaynan Duarte.
Pena, Simões and a belt without an owner
Pena beat Sousa with a rear-naked choke at 10:03 and became the first two-time absolute champion in the tournament's history. FloGrappling already points to his next challenge: a superfight against Simões at ADCC 2028.
Simões earned that spot in an unusual match. The superfight title was vacant for the first time in 17 years after Gordon Ryan's retirement, and it was decided in overtime when Duarte injured his shoulder. FloGrappling records it as a submission at 22:26. For Duarte it was a second blow in two days: he also lost the -99 kg final to Griffith.
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Spain's two medals
Ana Mayordomo beat Mayssa Bastos by submission in the -55 kg bronze match, and FloGrappling presents her as the first Spaniard to win an ADCC medal. In November 2025 the IBJJF was already highlighting her as a rising star, after she won a Pan and a European title in her first full season at black belt.
Anabel Lopez went further and reached the +65 kg final, where she lost to Crevar at 6:04. She had qualified by winning a European trial and FloGrappling lists her under Spain, although BJJ Heroes describes her as Spanish-British. That is why we count two Spanish medals, with that caveat.
Our take: if, as FloGrappling suggests, these are Spain's first medals at this tournament, two have arrived in a single edition. For Spanish academies, the useful point is that Lopez's run shows a European trial can lead all the way to a world final.
Other stories from Kraków
- Pawel Jaworski gave Poland its first gold, at home, in a -88 kg final decided by a single penalty on Tajik.
- Luke Griffith finished with a back choke and gave South Africa its first champion since 2007.
- Kennedy Maciel won with an armlock in overtime, at 28:41, in the division his father, Rubens "Cobrinha" Maciel, won in 2013, 2015 and 2017.
- Helena Crevar, aged 19, is the youngest woman to win an ADCC title, and she won every match by submission.
- Ana Carolina Vieira defended her -65 kg title in the longest match of the tournament: 32:29.
- Victor Hugo won all four of his matches by submission and announced he will not compete at ADCC again.
The numbers: the back decides
According to BJJ Heroes data reported by The Jiu-Jitsu Mindset, there were 50 submissions in 103 weight-class matches. Of those, 19 were back-control chokes, followed by six ankle locks and six triangles.
Our take: almost four in ten submissions (19 of 50) came from the back, including in finals such as Pena's and Griffith's. Leg locks have the reputation, but at this tournament back control paid off three times as often as ankle locks. For coaches preparing no-gi competitors, that is a good argument for giving it mat time.
How to watch ADCC 2026 replays and how much it costs
- Where: on FloGrappling, which streamed it live and offers replays to subscribers.
- Cost: $29.99 a month, or $10.62 a month on the annual plan, paid up front for the year (prices checked on 1 November 2026; they may vary by country and offer).
- Next edition: the ADCC World Championship is held every two years, so the next one is in 2028.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the ADCC 2026 absolute?
Felipe Pena, who beat Roosevelt Sousa in the final with a rear-naked choke. He is the first athlete to win the ADCC absolute twice.
Which medals did Spain win at ADCC 2026?
Anabel Lopez took silver at +65 kg and Ana Mayordomo took bronze at -55 kg.
Where was ADCC 2026 held?
At Tauron Arena in Kraków, Poland, on 12 and 13 September 2026.
Can I watch ADCC 2026 replays?
Yes, FloGrappling offers replays to its subscribers.
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Sources: FloGrappling (results) · FloGrappling (day 2) · Combat Press · Porrada Nutra · The Jiu-Jitsu Mindset · IBJJF · BJJ Heroes (checked on 5 November 2026).